North of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry officer's bonnet badge

 

NIIY bonnet badge 1

 

The North of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry was the predecessor of the North Irish Horse. This officer's bonnet badge from my personal collection dates from before 1908. The image below shows Lord Farnham's bonnet with the very similar North Irish Horse bonnet badge (courtesy of Bracken Anderson).

 

NIIY bonnet badge 2              NIIY bonnet badge 3